June 2026 Partner Letter

Dear Partner,

This time of year, here in Fort Worth, Texas, is beautiful! Like the song says, “Though April showers may come your way, They bring the flowers that bloom in May.”

Let’s begin by looking in the book of Romans at 3:23-31 in the Amplified Bible, Classic Edition.

23. Since all have sinned and are falling short of the honor and glory which God bestows and receives.
24. [All] are justified and made upright and in right standing with God, freely and gratuitously by His grace (His unmerited favor and mercy), through the redemption which is [provided] in Christ Jesus,
25. Whom God put forward [before the eyes of all] as a mercy seat and propitiation by His blood [the cleansing and life-giving sacrifice of atonement and reconciliation, to be received] through Faith. This was to show God’s righteousness, because in His divine forbearance He had passed over and ignored former sins without punishment.
26. It was to demonstrate and prove at the present time (in the now season) that He Himself is righteous and that He justifies and accepts as righteous him who has [true] Faith in Jesus.
27. Then what becomes of [our] pride and [our] boasting? It is excluded (banished, ruled out entirely). On what principle? [On the principle] of doing good deeds? No, but on the principle of Faith.
28. For we hold that a man is justified and made upright by Faith independent of and distinctly apart from good deeds (works of the Law). [The observance of the Law has nothing to do with justification.]
29. Or is God merely [the God] of Jews? Is He not the God of Gentiles also? Yes, of Gentiles also,
30. Since it is one and the same God Who will justify the circumcised by Faith [which germinated from Abraham] and the uncircumcised through their [newly acquired] Faith. [For it is the same trusting Faith in both cases, a firmly relying Faith in Jesus Christ].
31. Do we then by [this] Faith make the Law of no effect, overthrow it or make it a dead letter? Certainly not! On the contrary, we confirm and establish and uphold the Law.

“Brother Copeland, what does ALL mean in verse 24?”

According to Webster’s 1828 dictionary, “ALL means “The whole quantity…This word signifies then, the whole or entire thing.” [Etymology]: “The Welsh retains the first radical [or root] letter. This is radically [or, the root of] the same word as heal.” (See John 7:23.)

In Romans 3 and 4 alone, the word Faith is used more than 18 times. So many Christian people, or “the Body of Christ,” either don’t understand Faith or don’t know how to describe it. So let’s see what The BOOK says. Look at Hebrews 11:1, Amplified Bible, Classic Edition: “Now Faith is the assurance (the confirmation, the title deed) of the things [we] hope for, being the proof of things [we] do not see and the conviction of their reality [Faith perceiving as real fact what is not revealed to the senses].”

The title deed! To what? Whatever you, your family or church needs. Real Bible hope, then, is the “blueprint” that Faith brings to pass. Look at the rest of that verse. It goes on to what we call “THE HALL OF FAME of Faith.” In verses 39-40, we see in verse 39, that all those people WON DIVINE APPROVAL BY MEANS OF THEIR FAITH! Now read verse 40, and SHOUT! What? Read it again. “Because God [our heavenly Father] had us in mind and had something better and greater in view for us….” The word view in this verse, means “to survey…to look on with attention to the object of sight… ‘I viewed the walls of Jerusalem,’ Nehemiah 2:13.”

Read that and put your name there: “My heavenly Father had something better and greater in view for me!” Here is the something better and greater. Mark 11:12-14, AMPC: “On the day following, when they had come away from Bethany, He was hungry. And seeing in the distance a fig tree [covered] with leaves, He went to see if He could find any [fruit] on it [for in the fig tree the fruit appears at the same time as the leaves]. But when He came up to it, He found nothing but leaves, for the fig season had not yet come. And He said to it, No one ever again shall eat fruit from you. And His disciples were listening [to what He said].”

Now verses 20-25, AMPC:

20. In the morning, when they were passing along, they noticed that the fig tree was withered [completely] away to its roots.
21. And Peter remembered and said to Him, Master, look! The fig tree which You doomed has withered away!
22. And Jesus, replying, said to them, Have Faith in God [constantly].
23. Truly I tell you, whoever says to this mountain, Be lifted up and thrown into the sea! and does not doubt at all in his heart but believes that what he says will take place, it will be done for him.
24. For this reason I am telling you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe (trust and be confident) that it is granted to you, and you will [get it].
25. And whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him and let it drop (leave it, let it go), in order that your Father Who is in heaven may also forgive you your [own] failings and shortcomings and let them drop.

Jesus brought the New Covenant, “the better thing.” We now have God’s Spirit within us and His authority to speak Faith-filled words to face down the devil. But without Love, it won’t work: “Forgive him and let it drop. Let it go.” Faith will not work in an unforgiving heart.

Galatians 5:6, AMPC: “For [if we are] in Christ Jesus, neither circumcision nor uncircumcision counts for anything, but only Faith activated and energized and expressed and working through Love.” The New Covenant works through LOVE!

Now let’s read 1 John 1:2-7, AMPC:

2. And the Life [an aspect of His being] was revealed (made manifest, demonstrated), and we saw [as eyewitnesses] and are testifying to and declare to you the Life, the eternal Life [in Him] Who already existed with the Father and Who [actually] was made visible (was revealed) to us [His followers]. [You and I are also His followers.]
3. What we have seen and [ourselves] heard, we are also telling you, so that you too may realize and enjoy fellowship as partners and partakers with us. And [this] fellowship that we have [which is a distinguishing mark of Christians] is with the Father and with His Son Jesus Christ (the Messiah).
4. And we are now writing these things to you so that our joy [in seeing you included] may be full [and your joy may be complete].
5. And this is the message [the message of promise] which we have heard from Him and now are reporting to you: God is Light, and there is no darkness in Him at all [no, not in any way].
6. [So] if we say we are partakers together and enjoy fellowship with Him when we live and move and are walking about in darkness, we are [both] speaking falsely and do not live and practice the Truth [which the Gospel presents].
7. But if we [really] are living and walking in the Light, as He [Himself] is in the Light, we have [true, unbroken] fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses (removes) us from all sin and guilt [keeps us cleansed from sin in all its forms and manifestations].

Remember now: Believe it in your heart, and confess with your mouth. Now look at 1 John 4:7-8, AMPC: “Beloved, let us Love one another, for Love is (springs) from God; and he who Loves [his fellowmen] is begotten (born) of God and is coming [progressively] to know and understand God [to perceive and recognize and get a better and clearer knowledge of Him]. He who does not Love has not become acquainted with God [does not and never did know Him], for God is Love.”

There you have it. God is LOVE! Our heavenly Father doesn’t HAVE Love, He IS LOVE! Our New Covenant can’t be broken! Why? Because it’s between our Father and our LORD Jesus Christ, Son of the living God! Ratified in, and with, the sinless blood of Jesus. From the cross, Jesus went to hell for three days and three nights. Look at Acts 2:24-27, AMPC. “[But] God raised Him up, liberating Him from the pangs of death, seeing that it was not possible for Him to continue to be controlled or retained by it. For David says in regard to Him, I saw The LORD constantly before me, for He is at my right hand that I may not be shaken or overthrown or cast down [from my secure and happy state]. Therefore my heart rejoiced and my tongue exulted exceedingly; moreover, my flesh also will dwell in hope [will encamp, pitch its tent, and dwell in hope in anticipation of the resurrection]. For You will not abandon my soul, leaving it helpless in Hades (the state of departed spirits), nor let Your Holy One know decay or see destruction [of the body after death].”

Read Psalm 22 in the AMPC. Now look at Matthew 12:37-40 in the AMPC: “For by your words you will be justified and acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned and sentenced. Then some of the scribes and Pharisees said to Him, Teacher, we desire to see a sign or miracle from You [proving that You are what You claim to be]. But He replied to them, An evil and adulterous generation (a generation morally unfaithful to God) seeks and demands a sign; but no sign shall be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah. For even as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the sea monster, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.”

Our LORD and Savior defeated hell and took the devil’s “keys” away from Him. And then, look at Hebrews 1:8 in the AMPC: “But as to the Son, He says to Him, Your throne, O God, is forever and ever (to the ages of the ages), and the scepter of Your kingdom is a scepter of absolute righteousness (of justice and straightforwardness).” Talk about the BIG FIX Jesus inherited! Look at verse 4 in the AMPC: “Taking a place and rank by which] He Himself became as much superior to angels as the glorious Name (title) which He has inherited is different from and more excellent than theirs.”

Now turn with me to Philippians 2:9-11, AMPC: “Therefore [because He stooped so low] God has highly exalted Him and has freely bestowed on Him the name that is above every name, That in (at) the name of Jesus every knee should (must) bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue [frankly and openly] confess and acknowledge that Jesus Christ is LORD, to the glory of God the Father.”

Let’s read Acts 3:1-8, AMPC:

1. Now Peter and John were going up to the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour (three o’clock in the afternoon),
2. [When] a certain man crippled from his birth was being carried along, who was laid each day at that gate of the temple [which is] called Beautiful, so that he might beg for charitable gifts from those who entered the temple.
3. So when he saw Peter and John about to go into the temple, he asked them to give him a gift.
4. And Peter directed his gaze intently at him, and so did John, and said, Look at us!
5. And [the man] paid attention to them, expecting that he was going to get something from them.
6. But Peter said, Silver and gold (money) I do not have; but what I do have, that I give to you: in [the use of] the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, walk!
7. Then he took hold of the man’s right hand with a firm grip and raised him up. And at once his feet and ankle bones became strong and steady,
8. And leaping forth he stood and began to walk, and he went into the temple with them, walking and leaping and praising God.

And verse 16, AMPC, says: “And His name, through and by Faith in His name, has made this man whom you see and recognize well and strong. [Yes] the Faith which is through and by Him [Jesus] has given the man this perfect soundness [of body] before all of you.” Glory to God! This, dear Partner, is the greater thing! We now have “power of attorney” to use THE NAME ABOVE ALL NAMES: THE NAME OF JESUS whose we are and whom we serve, with gladness of heart for the abundance of ALL things. Deuteronomy 28:47, in the AMPC, says: “Because you did not serve The LORD your God with joyfulness of [mind and] heart [in gratitude] for the abundance of all [with which He had BLESSED you], therefore you shall serve your enemies….”

Then, Galatians 3:13-14, in the AMPC, says: “Christ purchased our freedom [redeeming us] from the curse (doom) of the Law [and its condemnation] by [Himself] becoming a curse for us, for it is written [in the Scriptures], Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree (is crucified) to the end that through [their receiving] Christ Jesus, THE BLESSING [promised] to Abraham might come upon the Gentiles, so that we through Faith might [all] receive [the realization of] the promise of the [Holy] Spirit.”

Remember now, as you sow your BLESSING seed this month, we who are in Christ, or belong to Christ, are the seed of Abraham and heirs according to the blood-backed promises. Therefore, congratulations are in order because you are one in a million Partners here in the USA and around the world, “so that you too may enjoy fellowship as Partners and partakers with us” (1 John 1:3)!

All is well in the household of Faith. God Loves you. We Love you, and Jesus is LORD!